The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-14

Wiine.s-R. s. Capers, clerk of our said
Court. at office in Momphi., this third Mon
day in September, ~. 1880
BY JANIS +. AuErRR, D. G.
JANUARY Is. 1887.
CARRYING OUT THE ORDER.
The Sheriff at once proceeded to en-
force the order, and being unable to
enter the rooms, the doors being
locked, secured a locksmith and OBJ
tanned entrance. Within an hour or
80 all tables, chairs, and other furni-
ture, were carried out and deposited
IN the halls, and locking he,doors the
Sheriff held possession.
STATUS OF THE CASE.
In addition to the County Court.
room seized, the Office Of Chairman
Slaughter, that OF hfs clerk, Justice
Croes, and the office OF County Attor-
new Jordan were captured and emptied
Of their contents.
On Tuesday, the 9Th committee
was appointed by the County Court TO
make report as to the advisability of
exchanging courtrooms with the
Criminal Court on request Of Judge
DuBose. Next day Judge DuBose APP
peared before the County Court, asked
that the comm ttee bs discharged and
that the courtroom be turned over 10
him at once. This request was granted
and the issue was apparently settled,
On Wednesday last, the County
Court by a vote OF II to A resclDded
the former order to make the exchange,
the court not liking to give up their
snug quarters which had been fixed
up 80 nicely, and in view OF the fur
Their fact that the Criminal Court had
also been nicely fitted up last August
for Judge DuBose. The present
Criminal Court room Ia, il anything, a
more pleasant abode than the County
Court room, but there ara no grand
| Jury or witness rooms within easy
reach of the former. The County
Court after resembling the order ad-
| journed over 10 Monday next.
oHANCERY VI. ORisiiHAL Law.
When the removal OF the furniture
was progressing warlike rumor got
into Circu ton that an Injunction bad
been applied for by Chairman
Slaughter OF the County Cout, and
that Judge Elicit OF the Chlncery
Court had ordered his clerk and mas.
ter TO issue the same. This rumor
made things lively among court ofli'
Gals, and a conflict OF jurisdiction
seemed impending, The rumor proved
| true.
Chsirmau d. o. Slaughter, OF the
| County Court, had Co0nty Attorney
Jordan 10 prepare a bill setting forth
alleged facts showing that the County
Court was in rlghtful possession OF the
old law library room, and had fitted
| II and adjoining rooms at considerable
expense for County Court purposes,
and that these rooms had been wrong
fully ard Illegally seized and taken
possession Of by Sheriff Cannon, uu-
der the imperative order OF Judge Du-
Bose. The complainants asked for a
writ Of junction. etc.
THE sHBRIFF RNJoIEKD.
Chancellor Elicit wrote the following
fiat on the bill
The Clerk and Master will issue tho writ Of
| injunction in pursuance to the PRAYER OF the
bill, on complainant giving bond IN 5000,
/
law. Said writ shall require the defendant
| 10 restore complainant and said County
Courtto the full possession and enjoyment
| Of the COZ rtrOom, Offices and furnilurO, in
the, same condition as before removed or aus
'N'' lit. ELLETT. ChanpellOre
January Is, 1887.
SERVING THE WRIT.
The Clerk and Master OF the court
issued the injunction commanding the
Sheriff to restore complainant Chair.
man Slaughter) aud said County Court
to the full possession and enjoyment
of the courtroom, Offices, furniture,
etc, in the same condition as before
removed or diRuTbed by him. The
:, writ Of injunction was Issued to Cor
oner g. r. Powell, who served 1t on
Sheriff Cannon and made return &C
cordingly as follows: ID u..
State of Tennessee Shelby CoantY;
Executed ~ making. known the co9tOnt.
, Of the within writ TO W D Cann99i Sheriff
CoroneR Shelby County.
JanuRIE IS, 1887.
URDKR WHICH KING
! Judge DnBoss, in the meantime
had Sheriff Cannon called into opeI
4 court, and then and there instructed
, aud ordered him not to obey the in
I junction Issued by the CHANGER.
!. Court, as II was illegal, no court o
. concurrent jurisdiction having author
4 ily to issue any writ interfering will
an order Of his court. Such interior
ence should come not from a court
y concurrent jurisdiction, but from tn